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"Smoke-free facility sign." Image. Photo Disc/Getty Images. Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society. ABC-CLIO, 2012. Web. 27 Nov. 2012.

Why, despite knowing the dangers, do so many teenagers around the World start smoking?


This pathfinder will help you research about:

  • Dangers of smoking

  • Measures governments are taking to address this issue regarding cirgarett branding, media, eduaction and social pressure



Before you start:

Make sure you are logged in to EasyBib. Create a 'New Project' and name it 'Smoking', and make sure you select MLA 7. Click on Notebook and start taking your notes there. Remember to also note the sources!



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Click here to create the new project and start taking notes


Let's start!

1. The first step is to identify KEYWORDS that you should be using to search on the library catalog, online databases and search engines. Some of them are:


SMOKING
TOBACCO
"SMOKING AND TOBACCO"
"SMOKING DANGERS" *
"TEENAGER SMOKING"
"ANTI-SMOKING CAMPAIGN"
"MEDIA AND SMOKING"
"CIGARETTE BRANDING"
"SOCIAL PRESSURE AND SMOKING"

*Remember to use quotation marks for two or more words (search terms)

To get an overview, definitions and more keywords on the topic Smoking, you should start by searching on the World Book Advanced Online. Click on the icon below:


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2. Next, you should search the Library Catalog for books and Websites. Click on the image below to open the CIS Library Catalog:


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A simple search on SMOKING will bring a number of books. Remember to also click on the tab ONE SEARCH for Websites, including government, education and organizations Websites!!!


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3. Now you need to find some magazine articles and discussions on the topic to get a point of view and see other viewpoints as well.

Search on EBSCO Points of View and ABC-CLIO Issues. Click on the icons below to open EBSCO or ABC-CLIO:


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Click on Points of View


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Click on Issues

ABC-CLIO also provides government documents, pictures, and facts and figures.


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Here is a list of books and Websites that you might to want to check:


Books in the library

Sorted by Call Number / Author.
613.85 KEY
Keyishian, Elizabeth. Everything you need to know about smoking. Rev. ed. New York : Rosen, 2000.
Discusses the dangerous effects of smoking, why people start, why it's so hard to quit, and how to stop smoking.
613.85 MAC
MacDonald, Joan Vos. Tobacco and nicotine drug dangers. Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow Publishers, c2000.
Examines the history of tobacco and nicotine use, as well as the social and medical aspects of smoking, and offers suggestions on how to quit.
613.85 SOM
Sommers, Michael A., 1966-. Tobacco and your mouth : the incredibly disgusting story. 1st ed. New York : Rosen Central, 2000.
Discusses addiction to cigarettes, how it is encouraged by advertising, the physiological damage it can cause, reasons to avoid starting, and ways to quit.
PROF 362.296 BEA
Beales, Gerald. Tobacco. U.K. : Folens., 2000.
VID 613.8 SMO
Smoking. Home Box Office, 1989.

Useful Websites

For Smokers, Internet Both Promotes and Undermines Smoking Cessation. n.d. Web. 27 November 2012. http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2011/ayers_schip.html .
General Smoking Facts. n.d. Web. 27 November 2012. http://www.lungusa.org/stop-smoking/about-smoking/facts-figures/general-smoking-facts.html.
How Does Your Body Digest a Cigarette?. n.d. Web. 27 November 2012.
<http://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/smoking-cessation/digest-a-cigarette.htm/printable>.
How Secondhand Smoke Works. n.d. Web. 27 November 2012. <http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/family/understanding-secondhand-smoke-ga.htm/printable>.
New CDC Study Shows Smoke-Free Laws Spreading Across U.S. And Should Spur Remaining States to Take Action. n.d. Web. 27 November 2012. <http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/press_releases/post/new_cdc_study_shows_smoke_free_laws_spreading_across_u.s._and_should_spur_r>.
NHLBI Study Shows Smoking Cessation Programs Improve Survival. n.d. Web. 27 November 2012. <http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/feb2005/nhlbi-14.htm>.
Passive Smoking (Living with a Smoker) n.d. Web. 27 November 2012. <http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetailsKids.aspx?p=335&np=285&id=1606>.
Quit Smoking Today! n.d. Web. 27 November 2012. <http://www.smokefree.gov/>.
Secondhand Smoke. n.d. Web. 27 November 2012. <http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/secondhand_smoke/>.
Secondhand Smoke. n.d. Web. 27 November 2012. <http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/CancerCauses/TobaccoCancer/secondhand-smoke>.
Secondhand Smoke. n.d. Web. 27 November 2012. <http://kidshealth.org/teen/cancer_center/q_a/secondhand_smoke.html>.
Smoking. n.d. Web. 27 November 2012. <http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/smoking.html>.
Smoking and Tobacco Use. n.d. Web. 27 November 2012. <http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/>.
Smoking Curbs: The Global Picture. n.d. Web. 27 November 2012. <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/3758707.stm>.
Smoking: Cutting Through the Hype. n.d. Web. 27 November 2012. <http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/tobacco/smoking.html>.
Smoking Facts. n.d. Web. 27 November 2012. <http://www.quitguide.com/smoking-facts.html>.
Smoking in the Workplace. n.d. Web. 27 November 2012. <http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/smoking-workplace-29755.html>.
Smoking - Statistics. n.d. Web. 27 November 2012. <http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/cancerstats/types/lung/smoking/>.
Smoking Statistics. n.d. Web. 27 November 2012. <http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Smoking_statistics>.
Smoking Stinks! n.d. Web. 27 November 2012. <http://kidshealth.org/kid/watch/house/smoking.html>.
Smoking - The Facts. n.d. Web. 27 November2012. <http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/smokingthefacts/htm/index.htm>.
Tobacco Use Statistics: Children and Teens. n.d. Web. 27 November 2012. <http://www.lungusa.org/stop-smoking/about-smoking/facts-figures/children-teens-and-tobacco.html>.
Update: China, Thank You for Smoking. n.d. Web. 27 November 2012. http://www.uschina.usc.edu/(X(1)A(ADn3qn2IzAEkAAAAOTEwOWNkMzctNmY2YS00NDkzLWI5YmMtMTM3YTdhODgzMTQ5O-6fApo6Kp6JdPE-i7dem0JuQ_A1)S(1334nwr2vvynlg2em2czhk45))/w_usct/showarticle.aspx?articleID=13997&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 .






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"Teen anti-smoking rally." Image. PRNewsFoto/Ohio Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Foundation. Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society. ABC-CLIO, 2012. Web. 27 Nov. 2012.